Improvement in cooking utensils



Patented Feb. 4,1873.

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Cooking Utensils.

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JOSEPH MANSFIELD, OF JEFFERSON, WISCONSIN.

IMPROVEMENT` IAN COOKING UTENSILS.

Specification forming part of Letters PatentNo.-135,4S3, dated February4, 1873.

- To alt whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH MANSFIELD, of Jefferson, in the county ofJefferson and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Gridirons, ot' which the following is Vaspeciiication:

Figure 1 is a top view, partly in section, of my improvement, and Fig. 2is a vertical section of the same on the line c c, Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new case or inclosure for receiving andholding gridirons; and has for its object to permit a full control overthe iron during the broilin g process to prevent the escape of all thejuice from the meat that is being broiled and the entrance into the roomof smoke or gases from the iire. The invention consists in thearrangement of a supporting-plate for the gridiron and in the application thereto of a cover or covering attachment, whereby the gridironis protected and the heat retained, all as hereinafter more fullydescribed.

In the drawing, the letter A represents a plate of sheet metal or othermaterial, made with a flange, a, all around, and with a circularopening, b, near one end, said opening being of sufficient size to titlone of the holes in the stovetop, as indicated in Fig. 2. The width ofthe plate is not materially exceeding the diameter of ,the opening b,but in length it is about twice said diameter, as indicated. Over thatportionfof the plate A which contains the opening b is secured a cover,B, which connects, by upright plates d d, with the sides of the plate Aand with the back end of the same. At the frontthat is, at e-this coveris left open, as shown in Fig. 2, and may be provided witha gate or doorfor closing it when desired.

When this device is to be used it is placed upon the opening of thestove in the manner indicated in Fig. 2, and the'gridiron O containingthe matter t be broiled is pushed into it through the opening at e,vsothat the gridiron will be over the lire. For inspection, the gridironcan be moved out and in at pleasure, and the broiling process canthereby be fully controlled and observed. The juice escaping at thesides of the meat will drop into the pan which is formed by the flangesaround the plate A, and will therefore not be lost.

In experimenting with this gridiron case or holder I iind that itoperates to the greatest satisfaction on slow as well as very brightfires that it prevents the escape of smoke and gases from the stove intothe room, and prevents the burning of the meat, which so frequentlyoccurs during the present method of broilin g and in every respect,therefore, is a valuable attachment. Y

The Ahandle f may be formed on the case in the position indicated, or atany. other place, for facilitating the removal of the same from thestove.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- The gridiron-case, consisting of the plate'A andcover B, with the parts all connected and made substantially as hereinshown and described.

v JOSEPH MANSFIELD.

Witnesses:

CH. BRUETT, n JEROME D. STEVENS.

